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Posted by Goro on 03/01/06 21:44
no@none.com wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:43:55 -0500, Impmon <impmon@digi.mon> wrote:
>
> >On 1 Mar 2006 04:37:30 -0800, syofcdyagwrq@yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> >>Story here that copying DVDs for personal backup may be legal under
> >>'fair use', if it uses a method which dodges the DMCA.
> >
> >That is still a grey area. IMO I think personal backup should be
> >allowed as long as you keep the original with the backup (original
> >under lock and key if you wish) and that you should not sell the
> >backup or pass it around.
> >
> >There has been debate over fair use for personal backup copy since VCR
> >and computer disks and was never settled because everytime a new
> >format comes out the big companies try to get the court to punish
> >everyone for making a single backup copy.
>
>
> Of course a backup is legal. When you buy the DVD, you have purchased
> the intellectual property.
>
> Indeed, if your copy was destroyed, it would be legal for you to make
> a copy from a rental, friend, etc. because you still own the
> intellectual property.
RIAA says this is not true for CDs. Infact, making a backup copy is
not legal b/c "Even if CDs do become damaged, replacements are readily
available at affordable prices"
-goro-
> Of course, if you sold, lost, or gave away the orginal, you no longer
> own it.
>
> As far as disabling copy protection goes, that is illegal. So just
> how you would make the copy is another issue.
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